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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100152168265
ISBN-139780152168261
eBay Product ID (ePID)2320486
Product Key Features
Book TitleMarven of the Great North Woods
Number of Pages48 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSocial Themes / Strangers, Historical / United States / 20th Century, Sports & Recreation / Camping & Outdoor Activities, General, Social Themes / Friendship, Religious / Jewish, People & Places / United States / General
Publication Year2002
IllustratorHawkes, Kevin, Yes
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorKathryn Lasky
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight8.5 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width9.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN96-002334
Dewey Edition20
Reviews"A satisfying story of courage and adaptability."--School Library Journal "Hawkes's illustrations are as moving and effective as the story. . . . This book is a happy adventure that brims with rugged excitement."--Kirkus Reviews "A spirited and affecting tale."--San Francisco Chronicle Book Review --, "A satisfying story of courage and adaptability."--School Library Journal "Hawkes's illustrations are as moving and effective as the story. . . . This book is a happy adventure that brims with rugged excitement."--Kirkus Reviews "A spirited and affecting tale."--San Francisco Chronicle Book Review, "A satisfying story of courage and adaptability."-- School Library Journal "Hawkes's illustrations are as moving and effective as the story. . . . This book is a happy adventure that brims with rugged excitement."-- Kirkus Reviews "A spirited and affecting tale."-- San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
Grade FromPreschool
Dewey Decimal[E]
Grade ToThird Grade
SynopsisWhen the influenza epidemic strikes Duluth, Minnesota, in 1918, Marven's parents send their son far away from the danger of the disease. But a logging camp in the great north woods? A true story of a small Jewish boy and a bearish French-Canadian lumberjack . . . and how they became friends under the most unusual circumstances.